Legal Opinion

People v. Steele

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided August 24, 2006Published

1Opinion of the Court

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Martin Marcus, J.), entered June 17, 2005, which granted defendant’s motion to suppress physical evidence, unanimously reversed, on the law, the motion denied and the indictment reinstated.

The radio communication from the testifying officer, who possessed probable cause to stop the person “on the bike running,” and the defendant’s apprehension by two fellow officers “literally” seconds later was sufficient to establish probable cause for the arrest (see People v Rosario, 78 NY2d 583, 588 [1991], cert denied 502 US 1109 [1992]; see also People v Gonzalez, 91…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. RosarioNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
  2. People v. GonzalezNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
  3. People v. DestineAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

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